The Maltese falcon by John Huston(
Visual
)81
editions published
between
1941
and
2013
in
5
languages
and held by
4,762 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
After the death of his partner, private eye Sam Spade is dragged into a quest for a priceless statuette

Casablanca by Michael Curtiz(
Visual
)75
editions published
between
1942
and
2014
in
7
languages
and held by
2,990 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Set in World War II Morocco within a city filled with European refugees. A bitter nightclub owner helps his former lover and her Resistance-hero husband escape from the Nazis

M by Fritz Lang(
Visual
)177
editions published
between
1930
and
2014
in
6
languages
and held by
2,828 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A psychological thriller based on the true case of Peter Kurten, a compulsive child murderer in Dusseldorf and Germany's worst mass killer of the times. In the movie Berlin is in the grip of terror as an unknown child molestor and murderer attacks little girls. While the police produce no clues, despite frantic searching, neighbours turn against each other. The underworld becomes so incensed at the police activity that the leaders decide to find the pervert themselves

Frank Capra's Arsenic and old lace by Frank Capra(
Visual
)32
editions published
between
1942
and
2010
in
English and French
and held by
2,508 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
An easy-going drama critic is shocked to discover that his elderly aunts, the seemingly gentle-natured Abby and Martha, have a habit of poisoning gentlemen callers and burying them in the cellar of their old Brooklyn mansion

The man who knew too much by Alfred Hitchcock(
Visual
)182
editions published
between
1934
and
2014
in
4
languages
and held by
2,301 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination. This fleet and gripping early thriller from the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, was the first film the director made after signing to the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation

Jules Verne's 20,000 leagues under the sea(
Visual
)3
editions published
between
1991
and
2003
in
English
and held by
1,186 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A trouble-shooting 19th century seaman is trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with a scientist and a diver, they set sail to investigate. They are promptly captured by the megalomaniacal Captain Nemo, who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine

Beat the devil by John Huston(
Visual
)79
editions published
between
1954
and
2009
in
English and No Linguistic content
and held by
1,113 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
An offbeat tale of adventure and suspense involving the passengers on a steamer who attempt to outfox each other for illegal control of a parcel of land believed to be rich with uranium deposits

Around the world in 80 days by Jules Verne(
Visual
)1
edition published
in
2004
in
English
and held by
1,072 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Phlegmatic, punctual Englishman Phileas Fogg believes in progress, science, and intellectual deduction. When a member of the Reform Club challenges him on the impossibility of completing a round-the-world tour in eighty days, he wagers his entire fortune to prove that he can do it. He is accompanied by his valet Passepartout, and followed by Mr. Fix, a detective who believes he is a notorious bank robber. Shot in 70mm, using the Todd-AO process (an extremely high definition widescreen film format), the film is notable for its picturesque, exotic scenery, international cast, and the plethora of stars in cameo appearances, all highly innovative at the time

My favorite brunette by Bob Hope(
Visual
)83
editions published
between
1947
and
2012
in
4
languages
and held by
970 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In this spoof of detective stories, baby photographer Hope substitutes for a private eye and gets involved in a murder mystery

Secret agent by Alfred Hitchcock(
Visual
)113
editions published
between
1936
and
2013
in
3
languages
and held by
958 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
An espionage thriller set in Geneva, seasoned with romance. Two British Intelligence Service agents pose as husband and wife in an attempt to eliminate an agent for the Central Powers

20,000 leagues under the sea by Walt Disney(
Visual
)16
editions published
between
1954
and
2004
in
English
and held by
819 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Shipwrecked survivors on 'Nautilius' are taken captive by the mysterious Captain Nemo, a mad genius with an evil plan to destroy the world

The invisible man the legacy collection by James Whale(
Visual
)2
editions published
in
2004
in
English
and held by
529 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Jack Griffin (Rains) is an English scientist who has been experimenting with a drug called monocaine which, he finds, has made his entire body invisible. He goes to the small village of Ipping, wrapped in bandages and wearing dark glasses, and takes a room at the local inn to continue his research in secret. This subsequently arouses the curiosity of the nosy locals. As Griffin continues his experiments, he begins to suffer from drug-induced megalomania, which eventually becomes full-blown madness. He begins to terrorize the countryside--first playing pranks, and then turning to murder"--Http://www.tvguide.com

Silk stockings by Cole Porter(
Visual
)10
editions published
between
1957
and
2003
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
515 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A stern lady communist comes to Paris to retrieve three wayward comrades and a Russian composer, but instead warms up to capitalist attractions

Alfred Hitchcock presents by Alfred Hitchcock(
Visual
)1
edition published
in
2007
in
English
and held by
372 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The Master of Suspense is back with more twists, turns, and things that go bump in the night

Tales of terror twice told tales(
Visual
)14
editions published
between
1962
and
2011
in
English
and held by
371 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Price stars in all three episodes, including Morella, in which aman is haunted after blaming his young daughter for the death of his wife. In TThe Black Cat, a pair of illicit lovers are buried alive by a jealous husband, and in The Case of M. Valdemar, a sorcerer's spell backfires when he sentences an innocent man to living hell

Mr. Moto's last warning(
Visual
)32
editions published
between
1939
and
2007
in
English
and held by
346 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The world teeters on the brink of war when a nefarious band of foreign saboteurs hatches a devastating plot to blow up the French fleet and blame it on the British. Mr. Moto sets out to trap the conspirators, only to find himself captured instead

Black angel(
Visual
)7
editions published
between
1946
and
2008
in
English and German
and held by
301 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A woman tries to clear the name of her husband, accused of murdering his lover

The Raven by Roger Corman(
Visual
)19
editions published
between
1963
and
2014
in
English and German
and held by
244 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Craven is visited one night by a talking raven and learns that it is really his fellow magician, Dr. Bedlo, who has been transformed into a bird by the evil Scarabus. The raven further unravels the devious scheme of Craven's wife, who has tricked her husband into believing her dead so she could desert him for the comforts of Scarabus' wealth and power

Mad love by Karl Freund(
Visual
)8
editions published
between
1935
and
2006
in
3
languages
and held by
217 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The devil-doll: A Devil's Island escapee poses as a toy shop worker, using secrets of miniaturizing human beings to do his bidding and exact his revenge on those who sent him to prison

Passage to Marseille by Michael Curtiz(
Visual
)2
editions published
between
2000
and
2006
in
English
and held by
209 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Bogart plays Jean Matrac, a World War II French patriot who escapes Devil's Island, survives a freighter voyage and becomes a gunner in the Free French Air Corps